Linda J. Skitka
@LindaSkitka
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Emerita Distinguished Professor, U of Illinois Chicago | Social, Political, and Moral Psychologist| Ridiculously fond of soup |@lindaskitka.bsky.social
Chicago IL
Joined November 2013
When people have moral convictions about political issues/candidates, they are more engaged, likely to vote, volunteer, and engage in activism. But they are also more likely to accept any means—including lying and violence—to achieve moralized ends.
These days, there are few psychological constructs more relevant and fascinating than "moral conviction." An incredibly helpful and insightful quick overview out now in @AnnualReviews by @LindaSkitka, @BrittanyEHanson, Morgan, & @dan_wisneski:
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Diplomacy 101: Don’t give anything without getting something in return. Don’t negotiate in public. Don’t negotiate about Ukraines future without first coordinating your position with Ukrainians.
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LOL. I don’t think I’ve ever met an academic who isn’t attached to using the em-dash.
Just saw someone saying using the em-dash is a sign of something being written by AI, because real people rarely use it. This is terrible news for everyone like me who has an unhealthy emotional attachment to the em-dash.
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RT @ChrisCoons: $300 million worth of medications are sitting on pallets about to expire thanks to Trump's effort to gut foreign aid. These…
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Surprise.
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RT @Max_Fisher: The single most important article yet published on Trump's second term, by two scholars who since 2016 have been consistent…
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RT @MuellerSheWrote: BREAKING: Judge Beryl Howell has ruled that the FBI will have to release documents related to Trump's mishandling of c…
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RT @DoctorHenryCT: CFPB was the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren before she was in office and she was the first director. So, when you choose…
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RT @IntegralAnswers: Here’s a structured Twitter thread introducing each of the Twenty Lessons from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder, with real…
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RT @mhdksafa: Slavery was legal. Segregation was legal. Never use legality as a guide to morality.
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Didn’t see this coming—>
1/ The Russian media has reportedly been ordered by the Kremlin not to cover Donald Trump positively because his agenda is seen by ordinary Russians as better aligned with their own interests and values than that of Vladimir Putin. ⬇️
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RT @AltacJobs: Psst! This is a paid promotion from a recruiter⬇️ So if you have any interest at all, APPLY! They are looking to recruit…
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RT @CalvinKLai: I created a R script to see how many times one of those words came up in my recent NSF grant submission. The answer was 355…
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RT @BrandonRichards: For those interested in the facts, new from CBS... "'There is absolutely no connection between this water and the wat…
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RT @TheRickWilson: The executive order creating DOGE specifically said unclassified systems only
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This! Direct file is of the best things to come out of gov’t in recent years— something I’ve been eagerly waiting to become available in my state. Pre-populated tax forms? YES PLEASE.
Another idiotic move. Why would anyone who is not in the business of doing tax returns oppose people getting a pre-populated return. Could be at least 75% of Americans. In civilized countries you can file your taxes by text message!
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RT @MichaelSLinden: The super wealthy want you to be mad about foreign aid because they don't want anyone to focus on the HUGE amount of mo…
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